St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-12
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
The Other Northwestern Roads Decide
to Boycott the Minnesota &
Northwestern.
Mr. 0dell Goes to the Chesapeake &
Ohio Road to Take a Good
Place.
Manitoba Still Determined That the
Red River Valley Line Shall
Succeed.

The full particulars published in the
GLOBE yesterday morning of the facts
which led the Minnesota & Northwest
ern road to determine to issue 1000
mile 2-cent tickets created good deal
of CONSERVATION among the various
roads, and none of them seemed to
know just what to say or do. The
probability is that the general managers
will hold meeting and give the SUBJ
ject their most prayerful consideration.
1t is probable that some of the roads
will favor following the example set by
the Minnesota q Northwestern, but
some of them. 1t is certain, will kick
vigorously and at last yield. 1t leaked
out yesterday that some of the roads
have been dallying with the travelling
men for several months on this matter,
and one of them came very near agree
ing to issue the tickets a week or two
ago, but it finally gave it up, not having
the courage to take the bull by the
horns: That same road is now regret
ting that it did not close the matter at
the time. 1t now sees what an advant-
age the Minnesota 81 Northwestern has
gained. The business of this road will
be greatly increased beyond doubt, and
that of the other roads CORRESPONDENCE
decreased, or else the opinions of rail
road men are of little account.
THE BOYCOTT.
It was learned yesterday that after
the Minnesota q Northwestern road put
into effect it's cut rates several weeks
ago, that at meeting of the different
roads in the Northwestern association,
held at Chicago, resolution was offered
boycotting the Minnesota d Northwest
ern because of its action, the substance of
the resolution being that the other roads
hrc witt
the Minnesota & Northwestern, and
would bill no freight over that road. A
representative of one of the roads be-
tween st. Paul and Chicago was sharp
enough to see what the effect of this
would be, and objected. He told the
others that his road had trouble enough
up here to get freight without putting
any more trouble in his way. That if
the association wanted to throw all the
freight to the Minnesota & Northwest
ern that it would be a good thing to
ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
Of course the other road saw this as
soon as the statement was made, and
the resolution was dropped. Now,
as it would not look well on paper, its
spirit and substance, it was learned
yesterday, were being carried into
effect. The report was that the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul, Chicago & Northwestern,
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern,
and the Chicago, Rock Island q Pacific,
and the Wisconsin Central had written
letters to Mr.. Stickney, in which they
informed him that their roads would
have no further business relations with
the Minnesota & Northwestern. This,
if carried out, would be the boycott at
tempted by the resolution, carrying into
effect secretly that which the roads did
not like to put ON record. To ascertain
the facts representative of the GLOBE
called upon Mr.. Stickney and also Mr..
Du Puy. Both these gentlemen
hesitated, endeavoring to avoid
stating the whole facts in
the case, but at the same time the case
came up in such form that they could
not deny it, and
SUBSTANTIALLY ADMITTED
the truth of the statement that the roads
named above have given notice of de-
cided and vigilant boycott on the Min
nesota & Northwestern for cutting the
rates. Mr.. Du Puy humorously re-
IN arked at last that in all stages of the
world the righteous had always been
prosecuted and he supposed the Mime
sofa & Northwestern could not escape.